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Naval
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It was the forty-fathom slumber that clears the soul and eye and heart, and sends you to breakfast ravening. They emptied a big tin dish of juicy fragments of fish- the blood-ends the cook had collected overnight. They cleaned up the plates and pans of the elder mess, who were out fishing, sliced pork for the midday meal, swabbed down the foc'sle, filled the lamps, drew coal and water for the cook, an investigated the fore-hold, where the boat's stores were stacked. It was another perfect day -
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― Captains Courageous
― Captains Courageous
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The Royal Navy had not built its magnificent reputation over the centuries by avoiding battle.
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― Hostages To Fortune: Winston Churchill And The Loss Of The Prince Of Wales And Repulse
― Hostages To Fortune: Winston Churchill And The Loss Of The Prince Of Wales And Repulse
















































